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		<title>2012 BSP Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bluebird Conference Penn Stater Hotel Conference Center 215 Innovation Boulevard State College, PA 16803 April 13 &#38;14,2012 lf you enjoy songbirds and nature, you will want to attend the 14&#8243;&#8216;Annual Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Conference on April 13th &#38; 14&#8242;h, 2012 at the Penn Stater Hotel, State College, PA. This event is open to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2012/02/04/2012-bsp-conference/</link>
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		<title>Bluebirds in December</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Dec 4th 2011) Today I look outside and spotted bluebirds. There were several flying all around my yard. In and out of my bluebird nest box and landing in the trees even flying to the ground. They were flocking together moving about searching for food. Generally I experience this in October or November but the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2011/12/06/bluebirds-in-december/</link>
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		<title>2011 BSP&#8217;s 13th Annual Bluebird Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2011 – 13th Annual Bluebird Society of PA Conference Penn Stater Hotel Conference Center, State College, PA April 1 and 2 View Conference Photo&#8217;s at https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=harryschmeider&#38;target=ALBUM&#38;id=5593005637875181185&#38;authkey=Gv1sRgCL2hqI-WjdjdmQE&#38;feat=email Bird and nature fans are invited to join members of the Bluebird Society of PA for their Annual Bluebird Society of PA Conference on April 1 and 2, 2011 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/11/30/bsps-13th-annual-bluebird-conference/</link>
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		<title>blue bird babies in August</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have babies in one of my boxes I am not sure how old they are but about 2 weeks ago I saw eggs in the box that housed swallows in earlier this summer. I just wanted to know if it is unusual for a late brood. Linda]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/08/23/blue-bird-babies-in-august/</link>
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		<title>Help with winter sparrows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UGH! I am enjoying soooo many chickadees, purple finch, titmice, nuthatches, doves, cardinals, and several kinds of woodpecker at my winter bird feeders. However I am also feeding way too many sparrow. I don&#8217;t really want to take the feeders down, for the other birds. But the sparrow have been jumping all around my bluebird [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/08/05/help-with-winter-sparrows/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird nestling mortality in 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My observation is that there is less bluebird activity this year. I suspect it is because last summers cold &#38; rainy weather increased the nestling mortality rate. My question: does anyone have statistics on the year to year nestling mortality rates of our PA Bluebirds? Michael of Bucks County.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/08/05/bluebird-nestling-mortality-in-2009/</link>
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		<title>Will adding a birdbath near bluebird house put babies in danger?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi!  We have 5 babies about to begin their first lessons in flight.  We&#8217;re estimating this will occur within the next week.  We added a birdbath within 20-30 feet of the bluebird house a few weeks ago, however it has attracted many other birds, including large Ravens.  I am worried that we have put the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/08/05/will-adding-a-birdbath-near-bluebird-house-put-babies-in-danger/</link>
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		<title>Help in Cove Point</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a bluebird nest (second brood) that was attacked last night. I found the box open and nest on the ground with two eggs and the young ones gone. I put the nest back in the box but mom and dad have been frantically flying about the box and trying to feed the young [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/08/05/help-in-cove-point/</link>
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		<title>2011 13th Annual BSP Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars to plan to attend the 2011 13th Annual Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania Conference on April 1 and 2,  next year at the Penn Stater Hotel, 215 Innovation Boulevard  State College, Pa. 16803  More Information will be forth coming. Penn Stater Hotel Website -  http://www.pshs.psu.edu/pennstater/pshome.asp]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/04/14/2011-13th-annual-bsp-conference/</link>
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		<title>BSP 2010 Annual Bluebird Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 Annual Bluebird Society of PA Conference Penn Stater Hotel – 215 Innovation Boulevard, Penn State Pa. 16803 http://www.pshs.psu.edu/pennstater/pshome.asp Bird and nature fans are invited to join members of the Bluebird Society of PA for Annual Bluebird Society of PA Conference on March 19 and 20, 2010 at the Penn Stater Hotel, State College, PA.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2010/03/09/bsp-2010-annual-bluebird-conference/</link>
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		<title>Blue feathers not really Blue at All</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you ground up a blue feather from a bluebird you would get a gray brown powder. Bluebird feathers have no pigment. Blue is a structural color coming from unique cell layers overlying the feathers when sunlight hit the layers the color blue is reflected.  No feathers have blue pigment, even with the indigo bunting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/12/14/blue-feathers-not-really-blue-at-all/</link>
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		<title>NABS/BSP Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow! What a Conference it was, I had an awesome time, each day was packed with tours, and speakers,great food,and parties in the evening. Auctions, raffles and awards,meetings,swimming,and much more. I arrived on Wednesday and stayed 4 nights. I met so many people I could never remember all their names. All across the United States [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/09/24/nabsbsp-conference/</link>
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		<title>My annual nestbox report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just submitted my annual nest box report. Monitored 29 boxes, 16 bb nests, 60 bb eggs, but only 13 fledged! Had a terrible time with HOSPs, with lots of eggs stolen/abandoned. I trapped and killed about 60 HOSPs, strung monofilament line by the entrance holes and put up sparrow spookers, but nothing really &#8220;worked&#8221;. I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/08/24/my-annual-nestbox-report/</link>
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		<title>2009 Bluebird Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You will not want to miss the 2009 BSP/NABS Bluebird Conference held at the Holiday Inn-Hershey located in Grantville, Pa. This is open to the public and the Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania will be hosting this awesome event.  September 9th thur 13th, we have the days and evenings loaded with tours and guest speakers, vendors, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/07/29/2009-bluebird-conference/</link>
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		<title>What is going on at my house ????</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have had a bluebird house in my back yard for the past 2 yrs with no activity. This spring I gave up and let sparrows nest and raise a brood. Last week while mowing I noticed a male Bluebird sitting on top of the house battling with the sparrow. I immediately cleaned out the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/07/12/what-is-going-on-at-my-house/</link>
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		<title>Are bluebirds bothered by road noise?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it worth putting up a couple of bluebird boxes near route 83? They&#8217;d only be about 50 yards from the road as the crow flies, but they&#8217;d be down a steep bank with quite a few trees on it. So there&#8217;s constant road noise, but it&#8217;s not deafening or anything. It&#8217;s something I find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/07/07/are-bluebirds-bothered-by-road-noise/</link>
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		<title>fledging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my babies is fledging but sitting on the grass for hours. I&#8217;m concerned about the neighborhood cats. I put him back in the box last night but he&#8217;s out again. Should I do anything or let nature take its course. Papa is checking on him. dannybluebird]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/06/22/fledging/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Fanatic Part IV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is going on? This is the second time now that I have a nest, but then the Bluebirds don&#8217;t nest there. The first nest was a half hearted effort, but this nest was a beautiful nest with a nice cup. I even saw the female come in at 7:11 AM and sit on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/06/20/bluebird-fanatic-part-iv/</link>
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		<title>Second Nesting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Momma and Poppa Blue have laid their first egg in their second nest in the same box.  I&#8217;m still riddled with sparrow problems &#8212; not one has gone in the repeating ground trap.  But it seems as long as the sparrows have &#8220;their&#8221; boxes they&#8217;ll leave the bluebirds to their house.  And I&#8217;ll addle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/06/15/second-nesting/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Fanatic Part III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess what everybody???? I have a female feverishly building a nest now for 3 days in one of MY nesting boxes in MY yard. I was almost afraid to look inside the box last night to see how far she got because of the first incident I had with the decoy nest, but low &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/06/11/bluebird-fanatic-part-iii/</link>
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		<title>New at Blue Birding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!  I live in Southern Lancaster County and just discovered blue birding as a hobby this year. I&#8217;m the ex-ignoramus who fed cheap bird food and didn&#8217;t know the difference between a sparrow and a swallow last year   But I&#8217;ve been learning and had a bluebird house this summer.  I put the mono [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/05/23/182/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Blues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found  baby bluebirds dead on the ground and nest not disturbed, female not around but male still sits on house daily. Shall I remove the nest so he flys away to get another mate. This is so pathetic to watch him sit there. I have a wren nest approx. 50 feet away&#8211;could that be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/05/22/bluebird-blues/</link>
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		<title>My friends don&#8217;t understand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I get very frustrated over the general population concerning feeding house sparrows.  I know that I used to be one of them when it came to House Sparrows. I just didn&#8217;t know. I fed them all winter long on bread crumbs and cheapo Wal-Mart bird seed. Then I heard about bluebirds dying because of sparrow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/04/22/my-friends-dont-understand/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Fanatic Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess What???? I now have a formed BB nest in my box. I am so excited!!!! I went out &#38; checked a few days ago expecting to find the same sparce nesting material on the bottom of the box, but instead when I opened it up I saw a cupped nest made of pine needles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/04/21/bluebird-fanatic-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Banquet Recipe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I tried this homemade recipe for the first time this year and our bluebirds love it. It was developed by someone at the University of Minnesota (I think) who did a lot of experimenting.  Peanut hearts are available at Agway.  We rendered our own suet as describe below. The birds like the cracklings too. Present [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/04/14/bluebird-banquet-recipe/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Food Preferences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi! I&#8217;m new to this site, and fairly new to Mercersburg, PA. in Franklin County.  I made contact with Joyce Stuff last Summer, at which time she gave me some bluebird boxes to put up.  This Winter, I&#8217;ve been seeing lots of bluebirds, which prompted me to put up a bluebird feeder.  I&#8217;ve been stocking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/04/14/bluebird-food-preferences/</link>
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		<title>First Time Landlord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure exactly how to blog, but I was checking out the bsp site so I thought why not. I have a completed nest in a Gilbertson nest box I installed last year  in a park near my house.  Last year I had chickadees in it but the house wrens took over and fledged [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/04/14/first-time-landlord/</link>
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		<title>Bluebird Fanatic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everybody, This is only my second year with BSP, but am enjoying it tremendously.  Last year I got my boxes up too late to get a Bluebirds to nest, so I kept them up all winter, and made sure they were clean and ready to go in the spring.  I have spotted 2 females [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/04/14/bluebird-fanatic/</link>
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		<title>The Bluebirds are Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a male bluebird arrive early as February 23rd and now I have a pair of bluebirds today March 4, 2009. Both are going in and out of the nest box and really giving it a close inspection. Both looked very healthy and looked to be mature birds. I noticed the male was pecking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/03/04/the-bluebirds-are-back/</link>
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		<title>Visited By A Red Belly Woodpecker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning, 02/05/09 I was visited by a beautiful Red Belly Woodpecker. Though it has a glow of red on its belly its the head that stands out.  Against the snow covered yard and a bright sunny morning this woodpecker stood out. Its head was a fiery red and the back was just awesome with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebsp.org/blog/2009/02/05/visited-by-a-red-belly-woodpecker-by-hary-schmeider/</link>
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